1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Basi Sarai mkewe Abramu hakumzalia mwana, naye alikuwa na mjakazi, Mmisri, jina lake Hajiri.
2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Sarai akamwambia Abramu, Basi sasa, Bwana amenifunga tumbo nisizae, umwingilie mjakazi wangu labda nitapata uzao kwa yeye. Abramu akaisikiliza sauti ya Sarai.
3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
Sarai mkewe Abramu akamtwaa Hajiri Mmisri mjakazi wake, baada ya kukaa Abramu katika nchi ya Kanaani miaka kumi, akampa Abramu mumewe, awe mkewe.
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
Basi akamwingilia Hajiri, naye akapata mimba. Naye alipoona ya kwamba amepata mimba, bibi yake alikuwa duni machoni pake.
5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
Sarai akamwambia Abramu, Ubaya ulionipata na uwe juu yako; nimekupa mjakazi wangu kifuani mwako, naye alipoona kwamba amepata mimba, mimi nimekuwa duni machoni pake. Bwana na ahukumu kati ya mimi na wewe.
6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
Naye Abramu akamwambia Sarai, Tazama, mjakazi wako yu mkononi mwako, mtendee lililo jema machoni pako. Sarai akamtesa, naye akakimbia kutoka mbele yake.
7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
Malaika wa Bwana akamwona kwenye chemchemi ya maji katika jangwa, chemchemi iliyoko katika njia ya kuendea Shuri.
8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Akamwambia, Hajiri, wewe mjakazi wa Sarai, unatoka wapi, nawe unakwenda wapi? Akanena, Nakimbia mimi kutoka mbele ya bibi yangu Sarai.
9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Malaika wa Bwana akamwambia, Rudi kwa bibi yako, ukanyenyekee chini ya mikono yake.
10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Malaika wa Bwana akamwambia, Hakika nitauzidisha uzao wako, wala hautahesabika kwa jinsi utakavyokuwa mwingi.
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
Malaika wa Bwana akamwambia, Tazama! Wewe una mimba, utazaa mwana wa kiume, nawe utamwita jina lake Ishmaeli, maana Bwana amesikia kilio cha mateso yako.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Naye atakuwa kama punda-mwitu kati ya watu, mkono wake utakuwa juu ya watu wote na mkono wa watu wote utakuwa juu yake, naye atakaa mbele yao ndugu zake wote.
13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
Akaliita jina la Bwana aliyesema naye, Wewe U Mungu uonaye, kwani alisema, Hata hapa nimemwona yeye anionaye?
14 Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
Kwa hiyo kisima kile kiliitwa Beer-lahai-roi. Tazama, kiko kati ya kadeshi na beredi.
15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Hajiri akamzalia Abramu mwana wa kiume; Abramu akamwita jina lake Ishmaeli, yule mwanawe, ambaye Hajiri alimzaa.
16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Naye Abramu alikuwa mtu wa miaka themanini na sita, hapo Hajiri alipomzalia Abramu Ishmaeli.
